Word: evens
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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During the past year, there have been many important changes in debating in the University, which have made the work of the past year successful and which promise even more successful work next year. The most important of these changes have been the reorganization of the management of the University debates, the substitution of an inter club series for the class debates, and the arrangement of a Freshman debate with Yale. An encouraging feature of the work of the past year has been the marked tendency for University debating to become a more thoroughly undergraduate activity...
...morning the crews went about three miles, accompanied by Coach Wray in a single scull. In the afternoon, the work showed a decided improvement. The men took hold of the water with a vigor which has not before been seen, and sent their shell along at a good rate, even at the low stroke of 28 and 30. The Freshman crew also went well. Buxton is back again at 4, as his threatened attack of mumps did not develop. Wyman was out again in a pair-oar, and in a scrub four in the afternoon, with A. G. Gill...
...should be glad to find something showing more of the spirit of our little world in Cambridge. It is a big little world and yet awaits its Homer, even its Conan Doyle
...School," and in the review of "Brown at Harvard." The reviewer deplores, with reason, the hard fortune of our Alma Mater at the hands of her literary exhibitors. It is comforting to have the responsibility of the creatrix of "Brown" transferred from Radcliffe to Wellesley, and to learn that even at Wellesley her stay was short...
...crew got away with a good start and rowed about 32 strokes per minute for the first half-mile, which was covered in good time. Then the stroke was lowered until the end of the second mile, where the Freshman eight was waiting off the Navy Yard. Starting on even terms the 1910 boat took about a length on their racing start, and at a fast clip had a quarter of a length of open water at the 2 1-2 mile flag. This lead was maintained with slight variations until the crews passed the 3 1-2 mile post...